Presentation: 33 cl slender brown Euro bottle with a drink before date on the back label.

Appearance: Hazy amber orange colour with a thick white lace that does not seem to waver at all. A lively carbonation pushes hard to the top and holds the lace tight.

Smell: Graininess, pear fruitiness and phenols in the nose and not much else.

Taste: Big crisp and biting carbonation with the medium body creates a viscous mouth feel. Lots of grainy and yeasty flavour throughout. Nearly bone dry the malt flavours are grainy with hints of husk. Maltiness is a bit one dimensional with a vague fruitiness tagging along. Alcohol is deceivingly mellow with faded fruity esters. Hop bitterness jumps in with a quick bite as well as a yeast bite. That same yeast bite has a hard time fading into the after taste and lingers for a good while within the dryness.

Notes: Not bad but certainly too yeasty, the bottle conditioning seems to have taken its toll on this dry brew. Worth a try but not something I’d go back to anytime soon.

Orange-yellow color, opalescent, white foam, abundant and creamy.
At the smell yeast, breadcrust, and too many alcohol. Maybe camomile and orange.
The taste is less alcoholic, with more notes of flowery and cereals, with a spicy finish.
Average to low body.
In the aftertaste the spices rise up better, with pepper; but also the alcohol is too noticeable.

Normally not a Hoegaarden lover I tried this beer after it had been for far over a year in my cellar.
After this ageing period I couldn't find a big depot so I gave it a try.
Pouring it out Julius gave a very nice head that lasted long but the beer itself wasn't clear, despite the fact that I handeld it with care. Wel after that the smell was Ok, a bit muffy but with lots of malt and even a little (old& new) hops. Drinking it I found out that little hops were a lot and with the maltarome I really enjoyed it.
After the first I decided to take another one to verify the taste so drinkability was ok too. Plesant beer but by far not a Duvel!

Lots of grain and fruit to taste, good dose of malt, hint of spice. This is also one of the hopiest Belgians I've ever had, more bite and less sweetness than most. Medium bodied, good mouthfeel. Alcohol is warming but well managed in this brew.

A decent beer, might be a good intro to Belgians for someone with a strictly North American palate.

Julius pours a nice partly cloudy orange. A nice two inch white head that maintained itself well with lots of lace left behind. A surprise a that due to the beers higher carbonation. The aroma thats given off is fruity citrus with hints of malt. The taste is also of citrus, grain-like dry malt, backed up by the warmth of raw alcohol. A very smooth easy drink. Most likely one at a time for this is a strong yeasty ale. The mouth is left silky smooth at first then a very dry feel lingers on awhile.This one was picked up in England by a friend, another good Hoegaarden!!

Poured a big, fluggy head. Very long lasting. The beer is a beautiful golden orange color.
It was quite bubbly with a nice start but quite a bitter finish. Overall, I was not impressed. There are certainly better beers in this style.

Huge fluffy airy white head on the pour. Malty corriander sweetish smell in the goblet. Hazy golden color in the glass. The head is just huge. Good lacing as well. Corriander and white pepper dominate the brew upfront. The finishing layer of flavor has slight hints of banana and bubble gum. Quite a smooth mouth with a tongue coating finish. A little too sharp on the tongue and that affects its drinkability. Nice beer though.

This bottle was part of a Hoegaarden box set I bought in Belgium last year and just cracked into on New Year's Eve. The drink by date on the bottle was 12/9/05.

The beer poured a nice bright amber color with a nice bubbly, almost champagne like head. The smell has some nice fruit aromas and a bit tart. The taste continues what the smell had, tart and fruity notes with a bit of hop bit to it.

Not overly impressive but worth the try. I would have it again but not rush out to get another bottle right away. I would rather try some other strong pale ales out there first.

NOTE: Be sure to spin the bottle around (like the instructions indicate) to release all the sediments on the bottom of the bottle.

This beer smells like the normal Hoegaarden with a fruity hint of grapes added in. Pours a hazy gold-yellow that is much darker than other beers of its kind. The initial taste is of wheat, but grapes are also apparent in the aftertaste. There is much more texture in this beer than many of the Hoegaarden varieties. Any fan of regular Hoegaarden who is looking for a new spin on an old fav will love this.

Dry and spicy strong brew, very different in character and style from the famous Original White Ale.

Nice amber color, medium carbonation, huge head, proper lace.

Smell seems familiar - orange, lemon, coriander... But here the similarity ends and the thrill begins. That's an ale in its own right, heavily spiced, malty-fruity in character, packed with pineapples, tangerines and malts. Sugar restrained by high alcohol level, and white spirit is well-hidden. Body medium, firm. Finish painfully bitter, the bitterness coming not only from hops but also from dry oreange peel. Aftertaste quite smooth, fruity.

The Julius was served in it's own tulip glass. You get a nice large head that fades slowly.
Julius has a misty dark-orange colour.
The odour is very sour-fruity and I could also discover light malt and sweet-hop. The smell is very overwhelming and aggressive.
It has a bitter taste that reminds of orange peels. Not so very special as that is what the brewery uses to flavour the beer. And a fresh malt taste.
A dry-bitter aftertaste that lingers on for a long time.

Poured a hazy, golden brew with a large, airy head. Lots of lemon and malts. The taste is mild and yet again packed with citrus fruits and malts. There is also some banana near the end. Nothing overly intresting. Mouthfeel is medium with a pretty aggressive carbonation. Drinkablilty is good.

Not all that excited about this one. I wouldn't say it's bad but there are much better beers than this one in the style. Defnitely not the best brew from Hoegaarden.